Duran should help bolster a Phillies bullpen that entered Wednesday with a 4.33 ERA, which ranked 24th among MLB teams, but that also added veteran David Robertson earlier this month.

The emotions were mixed Wednesday when Duran was traded Wednesday from Twins to the Phillies. Minnesota was mid-firesale, landing minor league catcher Eduardo Tait and near-major league starter Mick Abel. Duran has been with Minnesota since 2018, playing all four of his major league seasons there in his ascent to elite closer status.

The Twins traded their hard-throwing closer in the midst of what is potentially the best season of his career on Wednesday evening to the Philadelphia Phillies. In return, they landed catching prospect Eduardo Tait and right-handed pitcher Mick Abel.